Dec 28^th

I met with the Quorum of Seventies or the Presidents of seventies
at the 70^s Hall I spoke to them about 3/4 of an hour was followed
by Wm Kimball Erastus Snow A. P. Rockwood & Joseph Young

December 29, 1857 ~ Tuesday

29^th I spent the day in the Office scraping & hearing Elder Kimball
History read. I spent the evening in the office

December 30, 1857 ~ Wednesday

30 I was in the office a part of the day I corrected a sermon
for the press Brother G. A. Smith went with me through the city
to obtain paper for the Historians office we obtained near
7 reams of paper. President Young advised us to employ
Richard Bently for a clerk as he was a man in whom
he had confidence

December 31, 1857 ~ Thursday

31^st I called upon President Young and asked his opinion
concerning a cotton company He said the time had come
for us to act and not talk if the people had done as you and
I have concerning sheep there would have now been a good
supply in this Territory, and with regard to cotton I am
now going to send men into the cotton country to make cotton
for me so I can have some to use myself and if you or any
of the Brethren wish to Join me you can I walked out
with him to the barn saw his stock of Mules Horses cows &c
I saw Col JohnsonAllexander Mule it was the poorest Animals in
the lot. I met in council with the board of Directors
of the Agricultural society heard a report of the treasurer and
prepared an article for the press

I looked over my Journal during the year AD 1857
A synopsis of which will be found on the following page

Thus ends another Years eighteen hundred and fifty eightseven
has past and gone to return no more forever, it has borne its report
to heaven of all men and Nations, it has been an important year
to Zion and the world 1857 will be the year on histories
page which will be dated the commencement of the downfall of
the United States. For it is during this year that they have ent-
ered the field as the open Enemies & persecuters of the saints
of the Most High God and have sent an Armey of 2500 men
1000 miles for the purpose of laying a foundation for the destruc-
tion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints called
Mormons whoave have setled in the great Bason of North
America called Utah Territory or the State of Deserett
Here is esstablished the Kingdom of God as Daniel saw it by
vision, and the people of the United States are Determined to
destroy the kingdom of God from off the Earth. For these things
the Judgments of God will now begin to rest more fully upon
that Nation and will be increased upon them year by year
untill they are broaken up and wasted away from under Heaven
and cease to become a Nation and this calamity will begin
to come spedily upon them. And they will be visited with
thunder, lightning, storm, whirl winds, Earthquakes floods, pestilence
plagues, war and Devouring fire and the wicked will slay the wicked
slay the wicked untill the Nation wais wasted away and broaken up

Dec 28th I met with the Quorum of seventies or the Presidents of seventies at the 70s Hall I spoke to them about 3/4 of an hour was followed by wm Kimball Erastus Snow A. P. Rockwood & Joseph Young

December 29, 1857 ~ Tuesday

29th I spent the day in the office scraping & hearing Elder Kimball History read. I spent the evening in the office

December 30, 1857 ~ Wednesday

30 I was in the office a part of the day I corrected a sermon for the press Brother G. A. Smith went with me through the City to obtain paper for the Historians office we obtained near 7 reams of paper. President Young advised us to employ Richard Bently for a clerk as he was a man in whom he had confidencec

December 31, 1857 ~ Thursday

31st I called upon President Young and asked his opinion concerning a cotton company He said the time had come for us to act and not talk if the people had done as you and I have concerning sheep there would have now been a good supply in this Territory. and with regard to cotton I am now going to send men into the cotton country to make cotton for me so I can have some to use myself and if you or any of the Brethren wish to Join me you can I walked out with him to the barn saw his stock of Mules Horses cows &c I saw ColAllexander Mule it was the poorest Animals in the lot. I met in council with the board of Directors of the Agricultural society heard a report of the treasurer and prepared an article for the press

I looked over my Journal during the year AD 1857 A synopsis of which will be found on the following page

Thus ends another Year eighteen hundred and fiftyseven has past and gone to return no more forever, it has borne its report to heaven of all men and Nations, it has been an important year to Zion and the world 1857 will be the year on histories page which will be dated the commencement of the downfall of the United States. For it is during this year that they have entered the field as the open Enemies & persecuters of the saints of the Most High God and have sent an Armey of 2500 men 1000 miles for the purpose of laying a foundation for the destruction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints called Mormons who have setled in the great Bason of North America called Utah Territory or the State of Deserett Here is esstablished the Kingdom of God as Daniel saw it by vision, and the people of the United States are Determined to destroy the kingdom of God from off the Earth. For these things the Judgments of God will now begin to rest more fully upon that Nation and will be increased upon them year by year untill they are broaken up and wasted away from under Heaven and cease to become a Nation and this calamity will begin to come spedily upon them. And they will be visited with thunder, lightning, storm, whirl winds, Earthquakes floods, pestilence plagues, war and Devouring fire and the wicked will slay the wicked untill the Nationis wasted away and broaken up